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I'm looking at buying a gaming pc with an i7 processor and probably a GTX 1060 graphics card... any suggestions as to where I should look for a good quality gaming pc? I'm looking for one that is about $1100. Any help would be appreciated, as well as suggestions for changes to the pc itself. Hoping to play fairly heavily modded Minecraft plus a few other games occasionally.
Are you opposed to building it? (You'll get a better price, as well as the exact parts you want. You could probably get a GTX 1070 or possibly even a 1080 for your budget, if you build)
Also, would it only be for gaming? Do you do videos or anything more intensive like that?
Lastly, do you need it to be Intel, or would something like AMD Ryzen do you well? (Trust me, they're a lot better than AMD's previous track record. I've got an r7 1700 and it screams by with anything I throw at it)
There's been a HUGE bloat in GPU prices right now, so I don't recommend purchasing one just yet (a 1070 currently costs as much as the 1080ti when it came out), but these are some other recommendations, if you don't mind AMD:
R7 1700 (8 core/16 thread @3ghz), 16gb DDR4-3200, GTX 1060 (when prices go down, a 1070 may be possible), 1315$:
Are you opposed to building it? (You'll get a better price, as well as the exact parts you want. You could probably get a GTX 1070 or possibly even a 1080 for your budget, if you build)
Also, would it only be for gaming? Do you do videos or anything more intensive like that?
Lastly, do you need it to be Intel, or would something like AMD Ryzen do you well? (Trust me, they're a lot better than AMD's previous track record. I've got an r7 1700 and it screams by with anything I throw at it)
There's been a HUGE bloat in GPU prices right now, so I don't recommend purchasing one just yet (a 1070 currently costs as much as the 1080ti when it came out), but these are some other recommendations, if you don't mind AMD:
R7 1700 (8 core/16 thread @3ghz), 16gb DDR4-3200, GTX 1060 (when prices go down, a 1070 may be possible), 1315$:
Storage :Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Power Supply :Corsair - CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Around $ 1100
I'm not totally against building my own, but whenever I've looked it seems like I'd be able to get a better deal buying a pre built pc. Such as This One, or This One, I am just unfamiliar with the sellers.
Edit: I'm not sure how good Acer is, but I also found this one. And thanks for everyone's feedback so far.
All 3 are great sellers and alright PCs, but the issue with them all is that the 1060 they come with only has 3gb of vram. That'll do MC just fine, and will probably handle shaders fine it that's your cup of tea, but it's really below the minimum for modern gaming today.
Games like BF1 would probably choke a bit with that graphics card at max settings, so you'll need to turn them down.
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Probably when the Ethereum bubble bursts, at which point a whole bunch of midrange RX and GTX cards will hit the secondhand market for low prices (if history repeats itself).
All 3 are great sellers and alright PCs, but the issue with them all is that the 1060 they come with only has 3gb of vram. That'll do MC just fine, and will probably handle shaders fine it that's your cup of tea, but it's really below the minimum for modern gaming today.
Games like BF1 would probably choke a bit with that graphics card at max settings, so you'll need to turn them down.
So, if I were to go for that second one, or a modified version thereof, would it be a good idea to go with that 3 year warranty for ~$150? As the computer itself doesn't come with a great warranty.
Of those listed, definitely the 1070 one, for the price, that's pretty good.
i7 7700 is not overclockable, however, and it's not as good as it's "K" (7700k) variant, which has a much higher base clock of 4.2ghz, and can overclock. If possible, I'd say look for a PC with one of those in (or a 6700k as they're basically the same, the 7700k is just stock faster, newer, and hotter)
Ram is fine, it comes with one 8gb stick, which means you can go to 16gb later easier.
GPU, well, it's a 1070. It'll definitely get the job done.
Storage, a 1tb 7200rpm drive is nice, but it's really going to be the slowest part of your machine. Now, with an ssd... boot times in the single digits (for me on an 850 EVO anyway), copy/unzip speeds in the 100mb/s, games loading so fast you never get to fully read those loading screen tips, etc. Don't have to pick one up from that configuration, but I would definitely recommend picking up a nice 250gb SSD from Sandisk or Samsung eventually and putting windows on it (something like this).
As for warranty, it's really up to you. Anything "dead-on-arrival" is covered by Newegg, and CybertronPC is pretty respectable, so I can't imagine you'd have anything die anytime soon. (And besides, if anything but the cpu, mobo, or GPU died, it'd still be cheaper for you to just replace than the 150$ warranty)
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Of those listed, definitely the 1070 one, for the price, that's pretty good.
i7 7700 is not overclockable, however, and it's not as good as it's "K" (7700k) variant, which has a much higher base clock of 4.2ghz, and can overclock. If possible, I'd say look for a PC with one of those in (or a 6700k as they're basically the same, the 7700k is just stock faster, newer, and hotter)
Ram is fine, it comes with one 8gb stick, which means you can go to 16gb later easier.
GPU, well, it's a 1070. It'll definitely get the job done.
Storage, a 1tb 7200rpm drive is nice, but it's really going to be the slowest part of your machine. Now, with an ssd... boot times in the single digits (for me on an 850 EVO anyway), copy/unzip speeds in the 100mb/s, games loading so fast you never get to fully read those loading screen tips, etc. Don't have to pick one up from that configuration, but I would definitely recommend picking up a nice 250gb SSD from Sandisk or Samsung eventually and putting windows on it (something like this).
As for warranty, it's really up to you. Anything "dead-on-arrival" is covered by Newegg, and CybertronPC is pretty respectable, so I can't imagine you'd have anything die anytime soon. (And besides, if anything but the cpu, mobo, or GPU died, it'd still be cheaper for you to just replace than the 150$ warranty)
How does this one look? Idk how bad it could be with the "open box" but the specs look pretty good.
Never heard of the "ABS" brand, but for those specs, the price is fantastic. It looks like there's also an aftermarket Zalman cooler onboard, which means you'll likely be able to squeeze out some overclocking if you want to from day one.
I don't usually recommend used computer parts, however, it looks like it would still be covered under Newegg's 30 day policy. (Note that they mentioned that they cannot guarantee it comes with every accessory, so it may be missing a stock VGA cable or the default driver cd, nothing you can't get elsewhere or online)
What I'd suggest, then, is that when you get it, make sure everything works (all the ram, all the cores, run prime95 for a bit), check temperatures on things to make sure the fans are working as they should, and then do an internal check of the PC. Clean it out if it's dusty and look for any bad signs.
But yeah, for the price, that's a solid computer. My friend's got a 1070 and it seems to handle everything he plays fantastically, and that's just with an older i7 3770k.
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I'm looking at buying a gaming pc with an i7 processor and probably a GTX 1060 graphics card... any suggestions as to where I should look for a good quality gaming pc? I'm looking for one that is about $1100. Any help would be appreciated, as well as suggestions for changes to the pc itself. Hoping to play fairly heavily modded Minecraft plus a few other games occasionally.
Thanks,
GoWish
Are you opposed to building it? (You'll get a better price, as well as the exact parts you want. You could probably get a GTX 1070 or possibly even a 1080 for your budget, if you build)
Also, would it only be for gaming? Do you do videos or anything more intensive like that?
Lastly, do you need it to be Intel, or would something like AMD Ryzen do you well? (Trust me, they're a lot better than AMD's previous track record. I've got an r7 1700 and it screams by with anything I throw at it)
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My specs:
R7 1700 (8c/16t) @ 3.8ghz
Cryorig H7 cooler
G1 Gaming GTX 1080 8gb @ ~2000mhz core
16gb DDR4 3200mhz ram
250gb 850 EVO SSD
240gb Sandisk SSD Plus
1tb WD Blue 7200rpm HDD
1tb Generic 2.5" 7200rpm HDD
500gb WD 7200rpm HDD
Win 10
3x 24" 1080p Monitors @75hz
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I built myself a nice one and it runs Minecraft at A1.
Heres the rig if you need it:
CPU :Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard :MSI - Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Cooler :Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
GPU :Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card
Case :Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Storage :Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Power Supply :Corsair - CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Around $ 1100
There's been a HUGE bloat in GPU prices right now, so I don't recommend purchasing one just yet (a 1070 currently costs as much as the 1080ti when it came out), but these are some other recommendations, if you don't mind AMD:
R7 1700 (8 core/16 thread @3ghz), 16gb DDR4-3200, GTX 1060 (when prices go down, a 1070 may be possible), 1315$:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jtpetch/saved/xrWHxr
R5 1600 (6 core/12 thread @3.2ghz), 16gb DDR4-3200, GTX 1060 (when prices go down, a 1070 may be possible), 1220$:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jtpetch/saved/6hBMpg
On both you could probably go cheaper on the case (I just went with what I got, it's a great case!)
You could also go with 8gb ram if you think that's enough (16gb is just the standard for gaming now as far as I'm concerned)
(Also @TierroPlayz, you left the ram out of your build)
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My specs:
R7 1700 (8c/16t) @ 3.8ghz
Cryorig H7 cooler
G1 Gaming GTX 1080 8gb @ ~2000mhz core
16gb DDR4 3200mhz ram
250gb 850 EVO SSD
240gb Sandisk SSD Plus
1tb WD Blue 7200rpm HDD
1tb Generic 2.5" 7200rpm HDD
500gb WD 7200rpm HDD
Win 10
3x 24" 1080p Monitors @75hz
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Must check for Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Cube. The tricked-out desktop PC are better option.
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I'm not totally against building my own, but whenever I've looked it seems like I'd be able to get a better deal buying a pre built pc. Such as This One, or This One, I am just unfamiliar with the sellers.
Edit: I'm not sure how good Acer is, but I also found this one. And thanks for everyone's feedback so far.
All 3 are great sellers and alright PCs, but the issue with them all is that the 1060 they come with only has 3gb of vram. That'll do MC just fine, and will probably handle shaders fine it that's your cup of tea, but it's really below the minimum for modern gaming today.
Games like BF1 would probably choke a bit with that graphics card at max settings, so you'll need to turn them down.
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My specs:
R7 1700 (8c/16t) @ 3.8ghz
Cryorig H7 cooler
G1 Gaming GTX 1080 8gb @ ~2000mhz core
16gb DDR4 3200mhz ram
250gb 850 EVO SSD
240gb Sandisk SSD Plus
1tb WD Blue 7200rpm HDD
1tb Generic 2.5" 7200rpm HDD
500gb WD 7200rpm HDD
Win 10
3x 24" 1080p Monitors @75hz
Click me, and let all your dreams come true....
Would advise waiting a bit for GPU prices to come down, and Vega to release.
K95 RGB / Logitech G502 PS / Alienware AW3418DW / ViewSonic XG2703-GS / Sennheiser HD 598
I could bump that second one up to a 6GB for $50 or to a 1070 8GB for $150. That might help.
Edit: The first one I could get a 1060 gaming x 6GB for a total of $1180.
When are GPU prices expected to drop?
Probably when the Ethereum bubble bursts, at which point a whole bunch of midrange RX and GTX cards will hit the secondhand market for low prices (if history repeats itself).
As to when, could be anyone's guess.
K95 RGB / Logitech G502 PS / Alienware AW3418DW / ViewSonic XG2703-GS / Sennheiser HD 598
So, if I were to go for that second one, or a modified version thereof, would it be a good idea to go with that 3 year warranty for ~$150? As the computer itself doesn't come with a great warranty.
Of those listed, definitely the 1070 one, for the price, that's pretty good.
i7 7700 is not overclockable, however, and it's not as good as it's "K" (7700k) variant, which has a much higher base clock of 4.2ghz, and can overclock. If possible, I'd say look for a PC with one of those in (or a 6700k as they're basically the same, the 7700k is just stock faster, newer, and hotter)
Ram is fine, it comes with one 8gb stick, which means you can go to 16gb later easier.
GPU, well, it's a 1070. It'll definitely get the job done.
Storage, a 1tb 7200rpm drive is nice, but it's really going to be the slowest part of your machine. Now, with an ssd... boot times in the single digits (for me on an 850 EVO anyway), copy/unzip speeds in the 100mb/s, games loading so fast you never get to fully read those loading screen tips, etc. Don't have to pick one up from that configuration, but I would definitely recommend picking up a nice 250gb SSD from Sandisk or Samsung eventually and putting windows on it (something like this).
As for warranty, it's really up to you. Anything "dead-on-arrival" is covered by Newegg, and CybertronPC is pretty respectable, so I can't imagine you'd have anything die anytime soon. (And besides, if anything but the cpu, mobo, or GPU died, it'd still be cheaper for you to just replace than the 150$ warranty)
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My specs:
R7 1700 (8c/16t) @ 3.8ghz
Cryorig H7 cooler
G1 Gaming GTX 1080 8gb @ ~2000mhz core
16gb DDR4 3200mhz ram
250gb 850 EVO SSD
240gb Sandisk SSD Plus
1tb WD Blue 7200rpm HDD
1tb Generic 2.5" 7200rpm HDD
500gb WD 7200rpm HDD
Win 10
3x 24" 1080p Monitors @75hz
Click me, and let all your dreams come true....
How does this one look? Idk how bad it could be with the "open box" but the specs look pretty good.
Never heard of the "ABS" brand, but for those specs, the price is fantastic. It looks like there's also an aftermarket Zalman cooler onboard, which means you'll likely be able to squeeze out some overclocking if you want to from day one.
I don't usually recommend used computer parts, however, it looks like it would still be covered under Newegg's 30 day policy. (Note that they mentioned that they cannot guarantee it comes with every accessory, so it may be missing a stock VGA cable or the default driver cd, nothing you can't get elsewhere or online)
What I'd suggest, then, is that when you get it, make sure everything works (all the ram, all the cores, run prime95 for a bit), check temperatures on things to make sure the fans are working as they should, and then do an internal check of the PC. Clean it out if it's dusty and look for any bad signs.
But yeah, for the price, that's a solid computer. My friend's got a 1070 and it seems to handle everything he plays fantastically, and that's just with an older i7 3770k.
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My specs:
R7 1700 (8c/16t) @ 3.8ghz
Cryorig H7 cooler
G1 Gaming GTX 1080 8gb @ ~2000mhz core
16gb DDR4 3200mhz ram
250gb 850 EVO SSD
240gb Sandisk SSD Plus
1tb WD Blue 7200rpm HDD
1tb Generic 2.5" 7200rpm HDD
500gb WD 7200rpm HDD
Win 10
3x 24" 1080p Monitors @75hz
Click me, and let all your dreams come true....